by G. K. Scott
He raised his dagger watching as her wrist blades flew out to full length. He grinned evilly. “It’s a shame I was hoping your ugly assed boyfriend would be here I’d love to kill him.” Emma slammed her blades forward watching sparks fly, as they hit the long carving marine blade. Lexington pulled back taking another swing only to have Emma duck. He turned slicing the dagger close to her arm she turned sharply. Emma felt the force as she took a blow to the face as Lexington’s fist hit her. She pulled back slicing his arm as he brought it around again. He pulled back only to come forward trying to slice her with the weapon. Lexington felt the force as his blade made contact with hers again. He grinned pushing against her wrist blades. “Did I ever tell you how much of a murdering traitor you are to the human race?” Emma pulled back slamming her wrist blades out full force causing sparks to fly as they hit the dagger. “Did I ever tell you how much of a sick messed up son of bitch you are?” She felt the force as they smashed weapons harshly.
Lexington pulled back as she swung again he slammed the blade down watching blood fly as it caught her arm’s side. He thrust the blade forward slamming its hilt in to her face before she could react. Emma pulled back in agony she felt the blood as it started to run out of her mouth and down her chin. She turned slicing her wrist blades down. Lexington yelped as the blades hit his chests slicing down his jacket. He laughed ripping it free. “Your blades are weak like you Emma Wingates!” Emma snarled aloud. “Fuck you!” Lexington pulled back avoiding the blades again. He thrust out his hand grabbing her free one in mid motion. “Your weak just like your ugly boyfriend!” Emma yelped in pain as her hand was pushed back she brought up the blades stopping the dagger as it came down. “You think to much of yourself Lexington. You’re so cocky you forget important things!” Lexington grinned pulling her arm further back listening for a cracking sound. “Like what?” Emma narrowed her gaze.
“That your prey.”
Her hand came free suddenly Lexington didn’t get a chance to move as the blades hit his stomach full force. Emma watched the general bend over. She pushed her blades further in. She was about to yank them out when she realized something was wrong. Lexington wasn’t crying out in pain. Her gaze widened as he came up from his bent over position. Lexington looked at the blades in bedded in his stomach. He watched as white android blood mixed with his own blood started to run out. He grinned looking at her. “You underestimate your prey.” Emma looked at the blood what the hell was he! He wasn’t human or so it seemed! Lexington grinned grabbing her hand. He slowly pulled her blades free watching white and red blood drip from them. “You can’t kill me, I’m the first of my kind a human being. Who’s been enhanced with android parts a cyborg if you will. The perfect military solider powerful, doesn’t feel pain and is very strong!” He pulled her arm full force bending it back causing her to scream.
Emma didn’t get a chance to think as she was thrown full force at one of the glass screens. She felt it smash to pieces with the force of her body. She groaned painfully feeling the force as her shoulder made contact with the ground. Lexington looked at the fallen woman. He tossed the dagger to one side he didn’t need it anymore it had been for fun. He could break every bone in her body! Her weapons were useless anyway since he didn’t feel pain. Emma tried to get up only to feel a kick, which knocked the wind out of her. Lexington grabbed the fallen woman by the hair. He ignored the wrist blades as they sliced across his chest. He brought his fist down hearing her cry out as it hit her stomach. Emma watched as Lexington pulled back she brought the blades up full force, watching them slice by his shoulder. All she felt was pain as the general kicked her sending her flying back first in to the computer panel. She brought her foot up kicking his face as he leaned over her fallen form. Lexington growled aloud he grabbed Emma’s neck.
He slowly pulled her up ignoring her blades as they slashed across his arm. He smiled as he watched her feet leave the floor kicking air. Emma felt the pain as he started to choke her. She had to get free! She pulled her hand down grabbing her spear she felt the click as the sides went out jamming right in to there target. Lexington felt a sharp pain he groaned letting go of Emma who fell to the floor She yanking her spear free causing his blood to spatter the walls. He looked down only to be knocked of his feet as the spear hit his chest causing him to hit the floor hard. He got up slightly only to have the spear go right through his shoulder full force pinning him. He looked at it before pulling he watched sparks fly as he ripped himself free. He snarled as the spear hit the floor in a pool of the two different bloods. His gaze narrowed as he looked at the damage. Part of his arm was a mess the android complaints could be seen he moved his hand seeing that his thumb was no longer working.
Emma ran forward slamming in to Lexington before he could react. He was a machine all she had to do was wreck the machine in him! Lexington felt the wrist blades go through his chest as he hit the floor. Hs gaze widened as he looked up only to see the wrist blades as they came down across his face. He turned in anger. Emma felt the pain as she was tossed, she hit another glass panel back first causing it to smash on impact. Lexington rose slowly putting a hand on his face. He couldn’t feel flesh he could only feel bone on the right side. He looked at the fallen woman, the little bitch! He was going to rip her arms off and pull out her insides! Emma turned as Lexington ran at her she grabbed her net gun firing it, she watched as it hit its target. Lexington hit the wall feeling the hunters net as it started to constrict. He roared in anger this little piece of hunter’s equipment wouldn’t work on him! He was fitted to be strong enough to break it. He pulled up his hands grabbing the netting.
He felt the rip as his flesh was torn off as he moved forward he pulled up his hands. Pulling them from side to side watching as the netting began to break with his strength. He cried out in anger as it broke fully. His half metal skeleton was made from prototype steel which was based on the predator, metal! It was built to withstand any weapon! Emma watched as the wrecked general moved forward, half his skull was showing through. Along with what looked like a metallic eye. His flesh was torn off around his body revealing android parts. Lexington looked at his torn body before laughing out loud. “You really are a stupid little bitch! Did you believe your net would kill me?” Emma slowly smiled. “Not really but then that’s not why I did it.” Lexington looked up in confusion as he moved towards her. “Oh really so why did you do it!” Emma looked at her wrist blades smiling. “You really are stupid aren’t you!” She looked at his neck seeing the part she was looking for. “All androids have a main system that powers their body!”
She grabbed her spear as she ran at him. “It’s hidden behind the chest cavity!” Lexington felt the spear go through him full force. He bent over only to feel part of his front get ripped off by the blades. He growled slamming his fist out causing Emma to be knocked back. He grabbed her spear pulling it out throwing it to one side. He leapt forward slamming her in to the ground. He wasn’t going to let her kill him! He couldn’t be killed he was untouchable! Emma felt the force as Lexington began to strangle her. She pulled out her hand reaching for the fallen spear. She could feel the air leaving her body, she reached out with all her energy feeling her fingers touch the spear. Lexington laughed aloud. “You’ll never kill me you little bitch!” Emma looked at her necklace hanging from his neck. She grabbed the spear. Lexington didn’t get a chance to move as the spear came upwards slamming in to his upper chest. It came out of his back sending blood flying. He felt his arms suddenly go numb.
Emma watched as Lexington’s arms went limp she pulled them away from her throat. Choking as she started to breath in air again. She was going to get her necklace back! Lexington felt himself panic as Emma got out from under him moving around his back he couldn’t move anything! Emma yanked her spear free watching Lexington’s paralyzed body hit the floor. She pressed it clicking it back in to her armour. Her gaze turned as she brought her wrist blades down cutting along his back. She carried on cutting around his spinal
column her hand grabbed the half skull head wrenching it free with all her might. She watching as the half metal skeleton spinal column came free as well. She raised it up looking at the metal and skeleton. Her gaze turned as she picked up her necklace, which was lying in a pool of android blood. She eased it up putting it over her head. She could see that Lexington’s brain was encased in metal and the little cords were still firing.
She rose her trophy up he wasn’t technically dead his body was, but his mind wasn’t. Which meant he’d be alive until the power unit in his brain burnt out which could take years. She looked around the room raising her bloody wrist blades. Her kill! Her trophy! She leaned back letting her scream of victory hit the air. She didn’t really know how long she was screaming for but then she didn’t really care. She stopped breathing in deeply before lowering her trophy. She turned to walk away only to watch in surprise and shock as the elder hunter uncloaked. Jeuki uncloaked next to him followed by the other hunters. They’d been there the whole time! She watched as the elder looked at her and then the other hunters. Erisoki looked at Jeuki who had been finding this difficult. He’d had to watch his mate fight of this other warrior ooman but wasn’t allowed to interfere in her kill. His gaze turned back to Emma. The ooman looked worried almost like she was in some kind of trouble.
He nodded to Jeuki who moved towards Emma. He turned eyeing. “Tell me Idosoi, would this ooman have killed the warrior if she was a traitor?” Idosoi looked up slightly. “No she wouldn’t have.” Erisoki folded his arms. “There is your proof! I hope you’ve learnt something from this young one! The first thing being to never talk ill of another hunter!” Jeuki put a hand on Emma’s arm. “Beautiful kill.” Emma looked at the elder. “I am in trouble?” Jeuki picked her up. “No you’re not in any trouble. The elder wanted to watch you, I wasn’t allowed to interfere.” Emma blinked as he picked her up off the floor. “Why?” Jeuki ran a hand through her hair gently. “To show the others that you are a true hunter and that your loyalty is with as.” Emma put her arms around his neck. “Oh.” Jeuki slowly moved a clawed hand down her back. “I knew that anyway but one of the young bloods had to be shown.” He put a hand on his necklace. “Like you said you’d get my necklace back and you stuck to your word.” Emma ran a hand over his mask. Jeuki slowly put her down.
Erisoki moved forward putting a hand on the oomans shoulder. He squeezed gently before calmly nodding out of respect. He knew this way reassured her, and she understood it. He put a hand on her face gently raising her head before calmly pulling back and moving away. He signaled to the two young bloods who instantly nodded to her. Jeuki put a hand on Emma’s watching as she hung the trophy of her back plating. He felt so proud of her right now, his teaching had paid off and this fight had proved it. His mate had just killed a very worthy trophy and he’d been there to see her do it.
CHAPTER 20
WHEN THE FALSE GOD FALLS THE TRUE GOD SHALL TAKE HIS PLACE
Location somewhere in the galaxy, moving through the deserted level fifty on the Iron Year science vessel.
It’s so quite you can’t hear a thing it’s like someone’s turned this level in to no more than a ghost like place. I guess it’s safe to say that people got the message I sent and are fleeing. I can see that guns have been taken from the racks. This place is still a mess it’s no better than the other level. There are still dead marines and scientists here, just not so many. I can’t help but wonder they’ve gone. I mean what happens when you die? Do you meet your maker or do you just go back to the centre of the universe? Do you meet the spirits of your loved and lost ones? I only ask because I hope all these people who had horrible deaths find peace in there after life. I mean they should get something like that for their courage. I would expect nothing less for the honourable dead. I’m just glad that the others have a chance now. This place should not end up like Callisto! No being alive should have to suffer what Callisto brought about. A part of me resents that I lived and they all died.
I used to think I survived because I was lucky but now I see that’s it’s because I want to live so badly. I’m not ready to die yet. Still that doesn’t change the fact that I’m not as brave as those who have now found the afterlife. I still fear it, yet they have welcomed it. In that way they have more courage than I do. To walk in a place I still fear. There is no greater courage than to fight honourably and die a good death. I hope when they pass over to the other side who ever they worship embraces them with open arms. I hope there families praise their courage long after this ship is gone. They deserve no less for trying to stop the hard meat soldiers who are relentless. I hate that unsung hero’s become no more that statistics after wars are fought. The greatest heroes are those who fight and don’t carry guns but pick them up and fire regardless. Marines fight because they have to because they’re taught to. These innocent people aren’t taught or trained they fight because they have to.
Though there outcome my take them to there gods, they still fight. Isn’t that worth something? Isn’t that worth praise on earth? To give your last breathe through courage? I only wish on Callisto I could’ve been as brave as them. I only wish I had it in me to fight and not run away like the coward I was. I ran from my fear yet they faced there’s. I guess you can’t go back and change things but I still wonder what if sometimes. The truth though is I can’t change the past but I’ve managed to change something here. I don’t want them to sing my praise I’d rather they never knew I did it. The old Emma Wingates is dead she died on Callisto people should remember her that way. The Emma Wingates who walks this blood soaked corridor is a hunter who hunts for honour and trophies. I’ve have become so apart from my old self and I like it that way. I love a member of another race and I refuse to change that. I’d rather be with Jeuki than be with my own race. Some things are meant to be, this is meant to be.
Emma slowly stepped over another dead scientist holding a gun, which was covered, is hard meat saliva. She moved past a dead hard meat carcass that was eating through the floor, which was opposite the dead scientist who’s blood was in a poodle on the floor. She watched as Jeuki turned looking at the messy corridor. Jeuki looked around not a single hard meat something was wrong here. Why weren’t they coming in waves like on the lower level? He turned slowly meeting Erisoki’s gaze. “Something is very wrong.” Erisoki turned slightly. “I agree something is wrong here, the hard meat are acting strange…very strange.” Jeuki raised his shoulder cannon as they turned another corridor. “Do you think there planning something?” Erisoki watched as a dead bloody ooman body fell out of a shaft above. He pulled up his spear. His gaze moved as the others instantly did the same pointing at the shaft. He narrowed his gaze seeing nothing happen he eased up his hand.
Jeuki lowered his spear it was a false alarm. He growled aloud this was getting irritating! He turned watching Emma roll her eyes in annoyance he could feel her anger. She wanted to kill something just like the rest of the clan but there was nothing to kill. He looked down at another dead ooman in white lab cloths holding a gun. Emma moved forward seeing one of the lifts. She watched as the doors creaked open she gazed down looking at the fall below. She could see the lift bellow hanging of its broken hinges. It was empty it’s doors were hanging open while blood pattered it’s outside. Who ever had been in it was long dead by the looks of it. She could see one lift above, which had stopped. No doubt they’d gotten off one the level above she looked at the metal pillar, which the wrecked lift was hanging off. They’d have to climb it to get up to the next level with out a doubt. Jeuki moved leaning down to look at the lift shaft long drop. “We have to go up don’t we?”
Emma nodded slightly. “Up where that lift is, is level forty it’s going to be a long climb.” Erisoki moved forward looking at the drop with its human contraption. “Your mate needs as to go up doesn’t she?” Jeuki turned nodding slightly. “If we go up we can get to the next level I believe that is where our ship is.” Erisoki nodded slightly. “Very well.” Jeuki felt Emma grab his sh
oulder pulling her self on to his back. Erisoki turned sharply to the young bloods. “We go up!” He watched Adarmi and Idosoi nod He turned watching as Jeuki leapt hitting the long metal beam. He dug his claws in as he began to climb upwards. His mate held him tighter as she moved her shoulder cannon looking for hard meat. Erisoki jumped hitting the beam he groaned aloud before moving up wards his gaze turned as the two young bloods jumped both grabbing the beam as they began to climb. He breathed in, he was started to despise ooman ships they weren’t simple or easy to get around like Yautja ships. He shook his head calmly following Jeuki’s lead.
8
Eddy looked at the item in his hand, he grinned closing his fingers around it. Sweeper bots could be so very useful. Especially the little bots, which could go through vents on command. He looked at the long dread lock with it brown hair and red strands and bolts, ripped free from the head during a fight to death in which the hunter had become victorious. Ripping her opponent’s spine and skull out of his body so beautiful it had been to watch, that he couldn’t not record this footage. Along with some other footage he needed. He turned looking at the two dead marines lying in the control room. Their deaths would never known about but what had been going on here would be. He pulled away from the central panel his time on board this ship was truly over. He looked at Emma Wingates dread lock again before strapping it to his armour plating. He pressed the panel watching as his note pad with all off the info he needed came out of the central drive. Earth core would know about these experiments!
